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Hilton, Stephens, McGinnis eyeing 2 city council seats By Lance Winkler The Nov. 3 election will feature three candidates running for two seats on the Oakwood City Council. Mayor Judy Cook has announced she will be stepping down from her post this year after 20 years on the council and her last two terms (eight years) as mayor. “I felt it was about time for someone else to have the job,” Cook said. The other seat is up for grabs as incumbent Vice Mayor Carlo McGinnis will be seeking his seventh term and 25th year on the Oakwood City Council. Two new candidates have also filed for seats on the Oakwood City Council and will be on the bal-lot Nov. 3. Lifelong residents Anne Shank Hilton and Rob Stephens will also be campaigning for votes on the Nov. 3 ballot. Following is a comprehensive resume of the three candidates: Anne Shank Hilton is an attorney employed at LexisNexis, a Miamisburg, Ohio-based global provider of solutions to profession-als in law firms, corporations, and governments. She is currently in the Risk Management Division after serving in consultative and manage-rial capacities for legal products for more than 20 years. Among her professional and community activities, she has served on the City of Oakwood Budget Review Committee (since 2001); she has been a member of the Oakwood Youth Sports Program where she has been an Assistant Coach (2008);

she is a member of the Dayton and Ohio State Bar Associations, a member of the Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers’ Project – vol-unteer lawyer, former board member (1999 – 2009), and Treasurer. She is a lifelong member of the Virginia Hollinger Memorial Tennis Club – former board mem-ber (1995 – 1998) and secretary; Wilson Charitable Trust for Junior Tennis, trustee (1997 – present); Education: Oakwood City Schools; Graduate of Oakwood High School; Northwestern University, BA; Ohio State University, JD. Family: Husband: David, a high school math teacher; Son: Stuart, pre-school age; will enter Harman School in 2010. Carlo C. McGinnis - Professional - Attorney - Young, Pryor, Lynn & Jerardi, LLP., 1979 – Present (Partner) Areas of Emphasis: All Real Estate Matters, Including Title Examinations, Mortgage/Purchase Closings; Title to Real Estate Litigation Involving Mechanics Liens, Quiet Title, Ejectment and Foreclosure Proceedings; All Banking Matters, Including Counsel to Bank Directors, Officers and Operating Staff; Probate and Trust Matters; Contract and Personal Injury Litigation; Criminal and General Civil Practice. Member – Ohio State Bar Association; Dayton Bar Association; California Bar Association; Ohio Land Title Association; Oakwood Rotary (former).

Experience – General Counsel for Brookville National Bank, a National Banking Association, (Associate, 1980-1992) 1993-Present; Asst. Prosecutor for Mad River Twp., Montgomery County 1980-1985; Prosecutor, City of Huber Heights 1990-2008; Oakwood City Council 1986-Present (Vice-Mayor); Oakwood Planning Commission 2002-2007; Chairman, Finance Committee, City of Oakwood 1988-2005; Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission 1986-Present; Council Liaison to Oakwood Historical Society 2006-Present; Vice-President, Board of Trustees, Little Miami, Inc. (Volunteer group focused on preserving the riparian forest corridor of the Little Miami River.) 1993-Present; and Murray & Murray, Palo Alto, CA 1977-1979 (Associate); Education – Georgetown Preparatory School; Univ. of Santa

Clara, B.A., J.D.; Licensed to Practice, Calif. 1977; Ohio 1979. Family – Married to Pam Gridley McGinnis (1976); Father of five children who have gone through the Oakwood City Schools: Ann, Claire, Craig, Marie and Jane (OHS Senior); Oakwood Band Parent (four years); Odyssey of the Mind (Destination Imagination) Coach; Member, St. Albert The Great Church. Rob Stephens graduated from Oakwood High School class of 1986; Wittenberg University Class of 1990. Professional: Fifth-Third Bank 1990-1994; Part-Owner, Stephens Insurance Agency 1994-present; Life Underwriting Training Fellow; Executive Director of Independent Insurance Agents Assoc. 1999-pres-ent. Community Leadership: Oakwood Rotary, 1994-present;

Past-President, Oakwood Rotary 2001-2002; Community Service Director Chairman-That Day in May; Oakwood Board of Zoning Appeals 2008-present; Member, Dayton Agonis Club 1997-pres-ent; Charter Committee Member, Oakwood Relay for Life 2007; Member, St. Albert the Great Church Member, Lutheran Church of Our Savior. Athletics Leadership: Varsity Football Coach for Oakwood High School 1997-2006; Charter Committee Member of Oakwood High School Athletic Hall of Fame 2004-present; Volunteer Coach for Oakwood Leisure Services 2006-present; Volunteer Coach for Patterson Park Little League 2007-present; Volunteer Coach for Oakwood United Soccer Club 2008-present. Family: Wife: Sharon; Son: J.C., 8; Daughter: Emmy, 10.

School board candidates election uncontested

Rob StephensCarlo McGinnisAnne Shank Hilton

Next issue (Oct. 27) will be a candidate run-down for Oakwood School Board candidates Chris Epley, Mike Miller and incumbent Elizabeth Rieger. Board members Beth Merritt and Dr. Paul Vanderburgh have cho-sen to resign their seats this next term. They will continue to serve on the board until the end of December. The school board election will be uncon-tested as there are three seats

and three candidates seeking the post. Another added twist to the school board election is that board member Debra Hershey has recently resigned and 14 citizens have sent in their resumes seeking the seat. The board will be interview-ing candidates Thursday and Friday and plan to take formal action on selecting one candi-date for the post on Monday, Oct. 26.

OHS golf team birdies State title

The Oakwood varsity golf team won the Division II State Title at Northstar Golf Club in Sunbury this past weekend beating second place Alter by seven strokes. Pictured are: Assistant Coach Andy Keating, Patrick Meeks, Coach Jen Lohmeyer Front Row: Ben Miller, Adam Bogdan, Ronnie Stump and Corey Weckerling.